149 words come out when you unscramble IMPACTIVE, starting with IMPACTIVE itself: 18 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is CAPTIVE, 14 points. It has 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
I1M34P34A1C34T1I1V45E1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from IMPACTIVE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 7, 8 with 6, 14 with 5, 51 with 4, 55 with 3 and 17 with 2. None has 8 letters.
VAMP tops the 4-letter words from IMPACTIVE at 11 points; next come CAMP on 10 and CAVE on 9. TIME, ITEM and TEAM will look familiar.
PAV, VAC and VIM share the top score of 8 among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble IMPACTIVE. MAP, ACT and CAT are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of IMPACTIVE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with IM · ending in VE · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CAPTIVE (14 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept IMPACTIVE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMPACTIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 149) | 129 | 149 | 123 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 20 of them: IMPAVE, CAITIVE, VICIATE, ACMITE, MICATE, CIVE, METIC, CAPI, EMPT, PAV, VIAE, VITE and 8 more. Words With Friends* skips 6 of them: METICA, VAPE, CAMI, MIC, TEC and TE.